文都：2008年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)全真預(yù)測(cè)試卷(四)

　　31.What is the chief advantage of having the engagement period?

　　【解析】B 許多人認(rèn)為訂婚之后這段時(shí)間是為了有足夠的時(shí)間準(zhǔn)備婚禮。但事實(shí)上，是讓兩個(gè)人都有充足的時(shí)間考慮今生將與對(duì)方攜手度過(guò)。Many people say the purpose of the engagement period is to permit enough time to plan the wedding .But the main purpose is to let enough time pass so the two people are sure they want to marry each other.

　　Passage Three

　　Susan Anthony was born in Massachusetts in 1820 and died in Rochester, New York, in 1906. In the 1850s, she saw many problems in her country and wanted to do something about them. One of these problems was that women did not have the right to vote in the United States. Susan Anthony and many others felt that women and men should have equal rights. In 1869 she helped start the National Women’s Association. This group worked hard to get women the right to vote in the United States.

　　In 1869, the state of Wyoming gave women the right to vote. Some other states also allowed women to vote. But Susan Anthony and the National American Women’s Association wanted all women to have the right to vote. They worked to add this to the constitution of the United States. Finally, in 1920, fourteen years after Susan Anthony’s death, an article was added to the Constitution. It gave all American women the right to vote.

　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　32.What did Susan Anthony think about her country?

　　【解析】A蘇珊看到了美國(guó)很多的問(wèn)題并且希望為此做出些什么。In the 1850s, she saw many problems in her country and wanted to do something about them. 那么，蘇珊是怎么看待她的國(guó)家的，她認(rèn)為她的國(guó)家存在很多問(wèn)題。

　　33.Who among the American women had the right to vote before 1920?

　　【解析】A懷俄明州以及美國(guó)部分州的婦女擁有投票權(quán)。In 1869, the state of Wyoming gave women the right to vote. Some other states also allowed women to vote

　　34.When did all women finally get the right to vote in the United States?

　　【解析】C文中最后一句給出了本題的答案。1920年一項(xiàng)條款寫(xiě)進(jìn)了憲法，它賦予了所有美國(guó)婦女選舉的權(quán)利。

　　35. What do we learn about Susan Anthony from the passage?

　　【解析】D蘇珊是個(gè)一直在為女性爭(zhēng)取平等權(quán)利的人。因此，答案是She was an activist in the women’s movement for equal rights.

　　Section C

　　36.【答案】fine

　　【解析】fine意思是“良好的，優(yōu)良的”。當(dāng)一個(gè)人做了好事，受到了贊揚(yáng)，他會(huì)感覺(jué)很好。

　　37. 【答案】initiative

　　【解析】initiative意思是“主動(dòng)”。贊揚(yáng)會(huì)讓他的主動(dòng)性積極性得到充分的發(fā)揮。

　　38.【答案】contribute

　　【解析】contribute意思是“貢獻(xiàn)，捐獻(xiàn)”。贊揚(yáng)會(huì)讓他的主動(dòng)性積極性得到充分的發(fā)揮，于是他會(huì)做得更好在將來(lái)做更多貢獻(xiàn)。

　　39.【答案】contrary

　　【解析】contrary意思是“相反的”。on the contrary是個(gè)固定短語(yǔ)，意思是“正相反”。相反，一個(gè)人做了好事卻沒(méi)有受到表?yè)P(yáng)就會(huì)覺(jué)得沮喪，垂頭喪氣的。

　　40.【答案】received

　　【解析】receive意思是“得到”。一個(gè)人做了好事卻沒(méi)有受到表?yè)P(yáng)就會(huì)覺(jué)得沮喪，變得垂頭喪氣的。

　　41.【答案】greater

　　【解析】great意思是“強(qiáng)烈的”。這種贊揚(yáng)的作用在孩子身上表現(xiàn)得更為強(qiáng)烈。

　　42.【答案】revealed

　　【解析】reveal意思是“展示，顯示”。研究顯示當(dāng)一個(gè)人被表?yè)P(yáng)了他會(huì)變得更加積極。

　　43.【答案】criticizes

　　【解析】criticize 意思是“批評(píng)”。一個(gè)人會(huì)本能地?cái)硨?duì)總是批評(píng)他的人。

　　44.【答案】Try to praise others in your everyday life

　　45.【答案】It can promote understanding between leaders and the masses

　　46.【答案】Too much complaining and criticism will do the opposite